Jim "Cope" Coplien, Gertrude & Cope Jim ("Cope") Coplien is the father of Organizational Patterns, and one of the founders of the Software Pattern discipline, a pioneer in practical object-oriented design in the early 1990s and is a widely consulted authority, author, and trainer in the areas of software design and organizational improvements. Cope is currently a partner in Gertrud & Cope, Mørdrup, Denmark. His work ranges from programming and performance evaluation, to organizational improvement assessments, organizational development, and process improvement, and to consulting on system architecture. www.gertrudandcope.com-a.googlepages.com Back